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Category: Safety and Storms

Safety and Storms describes how we’ve adapted to challenging weather, predictable seasonal patterns, and one personal safety experience that reminded us to stay aware of our surroundings.

August 23, 2023July 24, 2026Lorraine Escher

Travel Safety in Honiara: Mugged on Skyline Road at Dawn

Putting the Parasailor back in the "sock" on SV Aphrodite, a St Francis 50 catamaran.
June 8, 2022July 29, 2026Lorraine Escher

Parasailor Sail: Flying Downwind Until the Sail Blew Out

July 25, 2020July 28, 2026Lorraine Escher

Preparing for a Tropical Storm: 4 Methods Sailors Used

October 29, 2018July 29, 2026Lorraine Escher

Life raft gear: what if you were not rescued, how long could you survive?

Building a Mooring: Luperon Long Reads Building a Hurricane Moorring with input an design review by Bruce Van Sant
August 3, 2016July 25, 2026Lorraine Escher

Luperón Long Reads — Designing and Building a Mooring for Our 50-foot Catamaran

April 24, 2016July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Heading into Hurricane season

Rain and storm winds blowing trees
January 17, 2016July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Tornado watch In Florida

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